Potentially dangerous particles leach from disposable plastic face masks (DPFs) when exposed to water, a Swansea University study reports. Researchers examined seven DPF brands, ranging from standard plain masks to novelty children’s masks. All were found to contain significant levels of pollutants, including lead, antimony and copper.
10.05.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
08.05.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
07.05.2021
Acumen Business Law has teamed up with Creative Pod to help small businesses looking to rebuild post-COVID.
07.05.2021
As Silicon Valley has fostered innovative startups in the U.S., in Korea there is Gangnam Startup Valley. It is a startup cluster located in Gangnam, Seoul, where startups and VCs are concentrated the most, and is mainly led by TIPS Town.
07.05.2021
Maddyness UK has teamed up with SeedLegals for a new conversation series that will tackle a different issue faced by startups and scaleups in each episode.
06.05.2021
Rosa Lina Swaby is a Data & Analytics PM at Microsoft for the Intelligent Conversation and Communications Cloud team. She recently joined Microsoft and before that she was working as a front-end engineer at American Express on the Customer HomePage team for around 2 years. She is currently based in NYC and is a 2018 NYU Computer Science Graduate. When she is not working, she loves to cook and find new rom-coms to watch.
05.05.2021
If it seems like everyone has a second job these days, that’s actually not too far from the truth. It’s never been easier to start a side hustle than it is right now. The question is: Can you turn your part-time gig into a sustainable, scalable business?
04.05.2021
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This Monday, we look at the candidates for Mayor of London ahead of Thursday's election.
03.05.2021
In the ever-growing investment landscape, funds are multiplying and diversifying, and for startups there is more to raising investment than the money and the media moment. With #QVCS Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Mat Cole, Partner at ACT Media Ventures.
03.05.2021
COVID-19 has been hard on companies, with the pandemic making it more difficult to do business. Organisations around the world have had to re-think how they operate as a result.
03.05.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
01.05.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
30.04.2021
In traditional hiring processes, the ways that businesses conduct interview can often be very exclusive and act as a barrier of the disabled or even for those that are just a little bit different to the typical candidate for interview. There is a massive pool of disabled Americans who are looking for work and just cannot seem to get past this first interview stage for this very reason.
29.04.2021